ISAT - International Student Admissions Test International Student Admissions Logical Deduction from Passages 1

Question 1

All students applying from non-English-speaking countries must submit a language proficiency test score.
English proficiency tests are accepted from three providers: IELTS, TOEFL, and PTE.
Maria is applying from Brazil and has a Cambridge English certificate.
What can be deduced?

Accepted Answer

Maria's Cambridge certificate may not satisfy the requirement if it is not from an accepted provider.

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Maria meets the language proficiency requirement automatically because she has a certificate.

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Maria does not need a language proficiency test because Brazil is a Portuguese-speaking country, not English.

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Maria must retake the IELTS regardless of any other qualifications she holds.

Question 2

An international student scholarship covers tuition only for full-time students enrolled in science or engineering programmes. Students on conditional admission are not eligible. Part-time students may apply for a separate bursary. James is a full-time engineering student admitted unconditionally. He also takes one elective in arts. What can be deduced about James's scholarship eligibility?

Accepted Answer

James is eligible for the scholarship because he is a full-time engineering student with unconditional admission.

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James is ineligible because he takes an arts elective outside his programme.

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James must drop the arts elective before he can apply for the scholarship.

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James qualifies only for the part-time bursary because of his mixed course load.

Question 3

The admissions office processes applications in three stages: document verification (Week 1), academic assessment (Weeks 2–3), and interview (Week 4). Applicants who fail document verification do not proceed. Academic assessment results are released before interviews are scheduled. Priya submitted complete, verified documents and received her academic assessment result on Day 15. What can be deduced?

Accepted Answer

Priya is eligible to have her interview scheduled, since she passed both earlier stages.

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Priya's interview must already have taken place by Day 15.

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Priya must resubmit documents because Day 15 falls outside Week 1.

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Priya cannot receive an interview because academic results are released after interviews.

Question 4

University housing priority is assigned as follows: Tier 1 — first-year international students; Tier 2 — continuing international students; Tier 3 — domestic students. Within each tier, students with disabilities receive priority. If housing is full at any tier, remaining applicants join a waitlist. Leon is a continuing international student without a registered disability. Aisha is a first-year international student without a registered disability. Both apply for housing at the same time. What can be deduced?

Accepted Answer

Aisha has higher housing priority than Leon because she is a first-year international student.

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Leon and Aisha have equal priority because neither has a registered disability.

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Leon has higher priority than Aisha because continuing students have more experience navigating the system.

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Both are placed on the waitlist because neither has a disability.

Question 5

A university accepts transfer credits under these rules: credits from accredited institutions are accepted; credits for courses with a grade below C are rejected; a maximum of 60 transfer credits may be counted toward the degree; and no more than 30 credits may come from online-only courses. Carlos transfers 70 credits total: 65 from an accredited university (all graded C or above) and 5 from an online provider (graded C or above). All 5 online credits are included in the 65. What is the maximum number of transfer credits Carlos can receive?

Accepted Answer

60, because the total transfer credit cap applies regardless of source.

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70, because all credits are from accredited institutions with passing grades.

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65, because only the accredited university credits count.

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55, because the online credits must be subtracted from the accredited total.

Question 6

An English language waiver is granted if a student meets at least one of the following: (A) completed a degree taught entirely in English, (B) is a citizen of a country where English is the sole official language, or (C) scored 7.0 or above on IELTS within the last two years. Fatima is a citizen of Nigeria (English is one of several official languages), holds a degree from a French-medium university, and has an IELTS score of 6.5 from 18 months ago. What can be deduced?

Accepted Answer

Fatima does not qualify for the waiver under any of the three criteria.

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Fatima is granted a waiver because Nigeria is an English-speaking country.

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Fatima qualifies under criterion C because her IELTS score is recent enough.

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Fatima qualifies under criterion A because she holds a university degree.